The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.1° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
57
54
40
28
27
17
17
12
12
11
17
9
9
31
30
31
28
26
25
25
12
12
8
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:43AM1.01m
6:28PM1.65m
6:30AM1.06m
7:04PM1.72m
7:11AM1.13m
7:38PM1.78m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.55m
11:27AM0.34m
1:11AM0.46m
12:11PM0.30m
1:44AM0.39m
12:53PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
11
9
11
15
15
16
15
14
12
12
14
15
17
16
16
14
14
12
14
17
17
17
16
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